Richard J. Codey
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Richard J. Codey is a longtime New Jersey politician who served as the state's governor and Senate president.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Richard J. Codey canonical | 3 |
| Richard Codey | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2067269 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard J. Codey Context triple: [Codey Arena, namedAfter, Richard J. Codey]
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A.
Michael Sununu
Michael Sununu is a member of the prominent Sununu political family from New Hampshire, related to several high-profile Republican officeholders.
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B.
John H. Sununu
John H. Sununu is an American engineer and Republican politician best known for serving as governor of New Hampshire and White House Chief of Staff under President George H. W. Bush.
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C.
Chris Sununu
Chris Sununu is an American Republican politician and businessman who has served as the governor of New Hampshire.
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D.
James Sununu
James Sununu is a member of the prominent Sununu political family from New Hampshire, related to several high-profile Republican officeholders.
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E.
John E. Sununu
John E. Sununu is an American politician and engineer who served as a U.S. Representative and later as a U.S. Senator from New Hampshire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard J. Codey Target entity description: Richard J. Codey is a longtime New Jersey politician who served as the state's governor and Senate president.
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A.
Michael Sununu
Michael Sununu is a member of the prominent Sununu political family from New Hampshire, related to several high-profile Republican officeholders.
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B.
John H. Sununu
John H. Sununu is an American engineer and Republican politician best known for serving as governor of New Hampshire and White House Chief of Staff under President George H. W. Bush.
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C.
Chris Sununu
Chris Sununu is an American Republican politician and businessman who has served as the governor of New Hampshire.
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D.
James Sununu
James Sununu is a member of the prominent Sununu political family from New Hampshire, related to several high-profile Republican officeholders.
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E.
John E. Sununu
John E. Sununu is an American politician and engineer who served as a U.S. Representative and later as a U.S. Senator from New Hampshire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
ⓘ
human ⓘ state legislator ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1946-11-27 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Orange, New Jersey ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Fairleigh Dickinson University
ⓘ
Oratory Preparatory School ⓘ |
| familyName |
Codey
ⓘ
linked to:
Codey Arena
|
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasSignatureRole | served as both governor and Senate president of New Jersey ⓘ |
| knownFor | holding New Jersey statewide office during transition after Governor McGreevey's resignation ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
New Jersey General Assembly
ⓘ
New Jersey Senate ⓘ
linked to:
New Jersey Legislature
|
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| name | Richard J. Codey ⓘ |
| notableFor |
longtime service in New Jersey state government
ⓘ
mental health advocacy ⓘ |
| occupation | politician ⓘ |
| officeEndTime | 2006-01-17 ⓘ |
| officeEndTime (Assembly) | 1982-01-12 ⓘ |
| officeEndTime (Senate President) | 2010-01-12 ⓘ |
| officeHeld |
Governor of New Jersey from November 15, 2004 to January 17, 2006
ⓘ
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from 1974 to 1982 ⓘ Member of the New Jersey Senate since 1982 ⓘ President of the New Jersey Senate from 2002 to 2010 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime | 2004-11-15 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime (Assembly) | 1974-01-08 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime (Senate President) | 2002-01-08 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime (State Senator) | 1982-01-12 ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Acting Governor of New Jersey
ⓘ
Governor of New Jersey ⓘ Member of the New Jersey General Assembly ⓘ Member of the New Jersey Senate ⓘ President of the New Jersey Senate ⓘ |
| precededBy | James E. McGreevey ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| represents | New Jersey's 27th Legislative District ⓘ |
| residence |
West Orange, New Jersey
ⓘ
linked to:
West Orange, New Jersey, United States
|
| spouse | Mary Jo Codey ⓘ |
| stateServed |
New Jersey
ⓘ
linked to:
New Jersey, United States
|
| succeededBy |
Jon S. Corzine
ⓘ
linked to:
Jon Corzine
|
| workLocation | Trenton, New Jersey ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Richard J. Codey Description of subject: Richard J. Codey is a longtime New Jersey politician who served as the state's governor and Senate president.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Richard J. Codey
linked to: Richard J. Codey